Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email See, what did I mention earlier, he surely will say that he made a joke. Only thing it was out of place.
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JJ apologises to Sheena
Boston: Jamaluddin Jarjis yesterday offered an apology to student Sheena Moorthy over remarks he made during a lunch with about 40 students, including Sheena, in Los Angeles last week. The minister told a gathering of a few hundreds students here that he had said some things in jest; nonetheless, he wished to apologise to “the student in LA” if he had offended her, an aide told me on the phone.
I have sent Sheena a couple of mails seeking more info since she sent me her mail on May 3 about how upset she was. JJ has come under fire on-line, with some blogs even calling for his sacking [here]. Sheena confirmed in her latest mail this morning that she was away in Boston the last couple of days. I’ve shot her another mail asking her views about the apology. Am awaiting her comments.
JJ did right to apologise, in my opinion. It is a quality missing in many politicians. Even journalists. Till today, for example, people are still waiting for Kalimullah Hassan to apologise for the June 11 column he wrote in The Sunday Times [read here]. Khairy Jamaluddin also hasn’t apologised for his racial slurs he made against the Chinese last year [incidentally, Rustam Sani mentioned KJ’s refusal to apologise in his posting today; read here].
